I have little problem getting tools and parts. I bought a 17 foot boat in 1999. Then I traded it for a 19 footer in 2001 and finaly a 22 footer in 2004. Sold the boat in 2005 and bought my basket full of truck in January 2007. Every time I need tools/parts I tell the wife it's cheaper than having another boat and I am home all weekend rather than being out in the Gulf of Mexico fishing.Moral of the story: if your spouse thinks the truck is expensive show her how much having a boat costs.

1957 Chevrolet 1/2-ton Stepside LB in the Gallery
My Photobucket shots

The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873)